Apparently, this hot plate is dedicated to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Can they give back a dedication? Because this is crap. I mean, I hate to be the one-sheet critic, but they claim this is the sound of the band growing up. To what? The age of fourteen? To muscles-andtanktops years old? If this is what “the underdog” is having pitched at them for anthems, it really explains the popularity of Toby Keith. Well, and racism. Racism explains the popularity of Toby Keith as well. (Matt Collins)
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